⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:23 · DAL 8-0 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:14 · DAL 45-50 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:01 · DAL 57-71 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:21 · DAL 30-37 SAC
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:59 · DAL 47-60 SAC
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · DAL 108-116 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 9:24 · DAL 30-42 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 2:30 · DAL 47-63 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 6:05 · DAL 64-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis traveling
Q4 2:11 · DAL 106-114 SAC
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 113-118 SAC
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DAL 113-118 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
